Table 4.
Mobility/other limitation | ||
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Performance | Dependence (%)1 | Difficulty (%)2 |
Circulation | ||
Getting in and out of the house | 15.9/0.0† | 55.6/7.5‡ |
Going up and down stairs | 39.3/9.3† | 82.5/18.5‡ |
Moving around inside house | 9.5/1.9 | 28.6/3.7† |
Bathroom | ||
Getting on and off a toilet | 7.9/0.0* | 25.8/5.6* |
Getting in and out of a bathtub or shower | 14.3/0.0† | 48.3/7.4‡ |
Kitchen | ||
Using kitchen appliances | 17.5/1.9* | 33.9/7.4† |
Getting items in and out of upper cabinets | 51.6/13.0‡ | 64.5/32.1† |
Getting items in and out of lower drawers | 27.4/1.9† | 54.8/7.4‡ |
Bedroom | ||
Getting on and off a bed | 9.7/0.0* | 21.3/3.7* |
Getting items in and out of a closet | 6.1/3.7 | 24.6/5.7* |
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Participation | Frequency | Monthly3 |
P value | P value | |
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Community | ||
Going into your community | N.S. | .054 |
1Percentage of responses on “dependent” and “unable to perform.”
2Percentage of responses on “somewhat difficult,” “very difficulty,” and “unable to perform.”
3Going into community ≤ or > once per month.
*P < .05; † P < .01; ‡ P < .001.